Garment-hanger.



R. 0. THOMAS. GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE30,1908.

912,047, Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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ATTORNEYS REGINALD c. 'rnonas, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification or Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed June 80, 1908. Serial No. 441,075.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REGINALD C. THoMAs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Garment-Hanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improvement in garment hangers, having in view such a device not only embodying the usual desirable features of adjustability, but as to the length of the garment-supporting arms and their relative angular position, by which last mentioned adjustment the arms are adapted to be folded compactly together, and also constructed in a manner that the-several primary parts may be stamped out of sheet material and be thus economically produced. To this end 1 construct the arms proper in the form of casings in which are slidably retained longitudinally thereof, shoulder-supporting members. The inner end portions of the arms are upwardly offset and transversely curved to respectively fit the collar of the coat or other garment and insure strength. These end portions are further provided with the usual pivotal connection, as also arcs movable over each other, one of which is provided with teeth and the other a tooth which engage and hold the arms in adjusted position.

Reference is to'be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of a garment hanger constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the same, partly in section; Fig. 3 is a plan of the hanger when folded together; and Fig. 4 is a section substantially on the line H of Fig. 2.

More specifically described, the construction of my improved hanger comprises garment-supporting arms 5, 5 pivotally connected together at their inner ends by a screw or rivet 6, which also passes through a hanger 7 which is shown to have an eye 8 for applying it to a suitable support, and the hanger has a bend in its length to permit of the proper laying of the coat collar on the supporting-arms 5. Each arm 5'is constructed of sheet metal, with the outer portions folded at opposite sides to brin the edges in abutting relation underneat the arm, as shown in Fi 2, to provide a casing in which is slida 1e longitudinally thereof a shoulder-so porting member 9, the latter being rounded off and expanded in width at its outer end, to properly conform to this part of the garment. Where the edges of the arm are brought together in producing the casing, a series of apertures 10 are formed, which are adapted to be successively engaged by a protuberance or projection 11 formed on the member 9, and frictionally lock this member, in adjusted position, the protuberance operatin to spring into the apertures 10 as the member is shifted in the casing. The inner end portions of the arms are of reduced width, upwardly offset and transversely curved to conform to the shape of the collar as well as to insure strength. They are further provided with outwardly and inwardly curving arcs 12, 12, movable over each other, one of which is provided with teeth 13, and the other with a tooth 13, adapted to engage with the teeth 13 and lock the arms in adjusted position. These teeth, as shown, are preferably produced by stamping them from the metal, and are so arranged that when engaged they prevent the arms from swinging toward each other until the arcs are sprung apart to ad mit of the free separation of the arms. For springing the arcs apart in order that their teeth may move over each other, one of the arcs is at its extremity bent outwardly to provide a thumb-piece 14. The other are, when the arms are swung to ether, passes through a slot 15 formed in-t e inner portion of one of the arms, and the-hanger 7 is turned to overlie the ed es of the arms, as shown in Fig. 3, in whic relation of the parts the hanger is in condition for storage or shipment. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of garment-supporti-ng arms pivoted together and provided with engaging arcs laterally movable one from the other independent of any movement of the arms, and teeth carried by said arcs for holding the arms in adjusted position.

2. The combination of garment-supporting arms pivoted together and having overlappin arcs resiliently engaging, and teeth to lock the arms in difierent positions of carried by said arcs arranged to lock the adjustment.

arms against inward pivotal movement, 5. The comblnation of garment-supportwhile ermitting of the arms swinging apart. mg arms pivoted together and having arcs 5 3. he combmation of garment-supportmovable over each other rovided w 1th en-20 ing arms, each having a casing provided g gm means, and a thpm plece rlgld with with apertures, and a shoulder-su porting one 0 sa d arcs for springing them apart. member adjustable in each casing aving a In testnnony whereof have s1gned my projection adapted to frictionally engage in name to thls specification 1n the presence of 10 the a ertures and retain the "member in ad- 'two subscribing witnesses.

juste position.

4. The combination of garment-support- REGINALD THOMAS ing arms pivoted together, and arcs carried Witnesses: by sald arms independent of the pivotal W. W. Hour 15 connection thereof and resiliently engaging JOHN P. DAVIS. 

